## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 05/04/2022 To 04/04/2023** **Charity name: Keswick Scout Group** **Charity registration number: 702898** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Scouting exists to actively engage and
support young people in their personal
development, empowering them to make a
positive contribution to society.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Scouting takes place when young people,
in partnership with adults, work together
based on the values of Scouting and:

enjoy what they are doing and have
fun

take part in activities indoors and
outdoors

learn by doing

share in spiritual reflection

take responsibility and make
choices

undertake new and challenging
activities

make and live by their Promise.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All members of the Scout Executive are
trustees and act within the rules of the
Scout association and understand public
benefit as defined by the charities
commission.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We do not currently provide external grants
to other bodies and have no policy in place| |||Scouting prides itself on being and aims to| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|be a diverse movement and membership is
open to all those who share our
fundamental values.| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Keswick Scout Group and its trustees are
made entirely of volunteers who ensure
that an active and inclusive scouting
program is delivered to young people.
Without the support of volunteers this
Group would not function| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Scouting in Keswick has continued to
flourish this year, (22/23). We have had
such a growth in our young people
numbers that we have even divided our
Scouts into two troops, meeting every other
week to enable more people to benefit from
the varied program that Scouting offers.
We have been able to provide more
outdoor opportunities, including kayaking
and camping and following a grant have
even planted young sapling trees to
encourage biodiversity. We have had an
active fundraising campaign withing our
local community, by participating in
Christmas markets and other events. In
keeping with the Scout objectives we
supported events such as Remembrance
Day services on November 11thand HM the
Queens Remembrance service in
conjunction with local community
organisations within and around our local
area.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Attached annual accounts for the year
2022-23| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The group policy in respect of reserves,
that we should hold sufficient reserves to
ensure that we can continue to deliver the
charitable activities of the group should
income and fundraising activities fall short.
In particular we fundraise to secure
reserves to support our equipment and
buildings, which have an ongoing
maintenance schedule and are held as
restricted funds| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|For the period ending April 2023 non
restricted reserves £5,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not relevant for this reporting period| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Not applicable currently.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Keswick Scouts Groups governing
documents are those of the Scout
Association, which is overseen by a board
of Trustees who manages the business of
The Scout Association in accordance with
the
Royal Charter
and the
Bye-laws
of the
Association| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The group is a trust established under the
rules which are common to all Scouts| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed in accordance with
the policy, organisation and rules of the
Scout association.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Keswick Scout Group| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|1stKeswick Scouts| |Registered charity number|702898| |Charity’s principal address|Keswick Scout Hall
Museum Square
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mark Ainsworth|Chair||| ||Elizabeth Watson|Treasurer||| ||Claudia Walker|Trustee||| ||Gillian Hodgson|Cub Leader||| ||Nick Coverdale|Cub Leader||| ||Trudi Ford|Beaver Leader||| ||Bob Reader|Trustee||| ||Norman Tonkin|Trustee||| ||Richard Palmer|GroupScout Leader||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets No funds held in custodian capacity held in this capacity Name and objects of the No assets held in this capacity charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable, no such assets held safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above at the AGM Meeting held on 22[nd] November 2023 and authorise the trustees to sign on their behalf** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 1st Keswick Scout Group (Charity no. 702898) Receipts and payments account Forth• y•ar Od10412022 To I)W0412023 Receipts and payments 2022123 Unrnstrlct•d funds 2021 r22 Unrn*trict•d tunds R•c•i ts DonatioTri, l• M8Tr*)etship s￿b$inpi￿ns oonal￿n$ (in¢ Fundr8iS cies and slmllar Incorn• 7.242.57 5.102.59 5.465.5Q 4.599 33 & Ashness 81cl Sub totsl Grants A8C COVID Support Granis Insuran￿ Glanl from Ke$wck TO¥￿ Counc Tree Grant for Ashnè85 0.00 1,500.00 780.00 8.000.00 2.500.00 0.00 Sub totsl Fundr•i¥lDB •v•nty Iv￿*) Ke$￿k sho￿ & Fa s•tc Ashne$$ Fundr•* 2.977.02 1.822.41 1.221.56 0.00 Sutr tot•1 Sc¢Jut hut Incorn• Hire ol buihjin Scout Hul & Ashna￿l Subb*l 5.757.00 2,1 BO.00 Oth•r Incom• Adiyrt IL￿rfo￿ Retai•d Ints)n Sub b)i•l 2,465,60 2,572.00 Inv••trn•nt IrtGQrn• 0.00 0.00 $ub tot•1 Tot•1 Gr￿8 Inc(¥n• Aos•t •nd In¥••lm•nt •al••, •tc. 0.00 0.00 rotai r•co1 LT7011002 IJLily 20211 1013 1st Keswick Scout Group (Charity no. 702898) Receipts and payments account For th• y•ar fmm IJ410412022 To OW12023 Receipts and ments 2022123 Unr•strict￿ lund* 2021122 Unre$trt¢ted funds m•nl• Charlt¥bl• Pa Youih oro forrre ana auMl*S lind %4*ekÈn¢Jw¢3rysI A4uh su pon an¢ tr¥AI*J Rent (Bam) Wa16r 8nd Sa**ryd Electnat and Go$ Insurdnce Rap81rs and Ren8waL8 Scoul Hal Hall w>ls Iwfi & li￿ safel I Swul Ham Up rarte Ma18na& and equi mènt (Group StalK)ne and OSM Costs Olhe Eoual8 Card badl Undomts Incl bod 0$ AGWEx8c and ltysiee expin$es Staff Wa es C*onin Repair5 and rnainlenance IAshnes* Ashness u11￿¢￿t$ Ashness Up ra¢J• 3.521.21 0.00 960.00 314.77 672.00 4,452.40 512.54 456 15 29.256.00 242.67 160.43 270.00 1.411.63 505.49 600.oo 841.41 245.35 1.388.27 4,221.07 43.44 860.00 341.69 872.00 2,975.68 301.29 512.04 0.00 o.oo 0.00 500.00 1,376.28 129.28 560.00 578.68 242.00 1.170.66 Sub b)t•l Fundr•l•lng •xp•n••• Fun(Jraisng Wsls 352.99 387.18 Sub rot•1 Gross Exponthew• As••t 4nd Inv••tm•nt purcha•••, rte. Tot*ip•ym•nts Net of re¢•ipts/{p•ym•nts) Ca•h tynd$ tast y••r •nd 80.2Q7.73 71.430.61 Cash funds thls year end Lfioooo2 lJuty 20211 2 of 3 1st Keswick Scout Group (Charity no. 702898) Receipts and payments account Fofttte y￿r Irorn To 0410412023 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2022rL3 Unmtrf¢t•d funds 2021122 Unr•itrlct•d lund8 Cash funds Bathk current account (Main alcl Bank dopo$rt ac¢ouni Fundtaisiti Bank Deposrt acLrunt IAshnes51 Totsl c••h ku¥d• 9.778 26.13• 22.345 36,971 28,113 other mon•t•ry M••t• s￿1 tra•1 In¥￿tment assets Sub totsl Non mon•t•ry a•￿tI lor ch•rtty'• own s￿vI Hau Ashne55 Hut Eouiprrnni inc contents & irnd•r Kayaks elc 38t,000 20,000 32.081 381,000 20.000 32.086 Sub tatsl Sub bjtsl To¢Jl n•1 J•••t• Th• abov• r•c•lpt8 and p•ym•nts •¢count •nd st•t•m•nt of ••••ts and IlablS111•• w•r• approv•d by th• Tw•t*￿ on 4th July 2023 •t th• tru%i•• bo*rd m••tlrtg and •lgn•d on Ihdr b•h•ll by nature Prmt Nomo Itlh4' e. E. F LL)frrs￿j Chair frèosurer LT100002 lJuty 20211 3013 MAAT Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tru8tee81 membors of Keswick Scout Group On accounts for the year ended 04 April 2023 Charity no lif any) 702898 Sot out on pages I report to th8 trust￿ on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 0410412023. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charitls trustees, you are ￿ponSIble for the preparation of the accounts in accordan¢e wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Acr). I report in respect of my 8xamin8tion of the Trust's accounts carried oul under sedion 145 of Ihe 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Corrrnisslon under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. l Gonfirm that no material matters have oxamlner's statement come to my attention in connection vith the examination (other than Ihat disclosed below ") whith gives me cause to beli8ve that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in ac￿rdanCe wth section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the a¢￿Unts did not ac￿rd with the accounting records. or the aGcounts did not comply with th8 applicab18 r8quiremenls conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any reqLsirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have ¢om8 across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a woper understanding of the account8 to be r6ached. ' Please delete the ￿ in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Slgned: Date: 24 October 2023 Name". Philip Pridmore Rolevant professlonal quallfication(s) or body (if any): MAAT IER Oct 2018 Address: 11 Greta Hamlet Keswick Cumbria CA12 SNA Disclosu Only Gomplete if the examir,er needs to highlight material matters of GonGern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity ac¢ounts.' directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlof detsils of any items that the gxaminer wi8h&s to dSsclos•. IER Oct 2018 MAAT Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteegl members of Keswick Scout Group On acGounts for th8 year ended 04 April 2023 Charily no Ilf any) 702898 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 0410412023. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ib) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. l Confirm that no mat&rial matters have examlner's statement come to My attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material r8sp6ct'. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and fail view which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in th8 br8ckets if Ihey do not apply. Signed: Oate: 24 October 2023 Name: Philip Pridmore Relevant professional qualification{sl or body (if any): MAAT IER Oct 2018 Address: 11 Greta Hamlet Keswick Cumbria CA12 SNA Section B Disclosure Only cornplete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examlnor wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018 LT700006 - Independent Examinevs Report to the Trustees (JULY 20191 Unqualified report for a non-company charity preparing receipts and payments accounts with a gross income of £250,000 or less in the relevant financial year Independent examiner's report to the trustees of l Keswick Scout Group of the Eden Distritt Scout Council I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the llt Keswick Scout Group for the Eden District for the year ended April 51h 2023 ResponsibiLities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the 111 Keswick Scout Group for the Eden District Scout C¢uncil you are responslble for the prep3r3tion of the accounts Irb accoidance with the r2quirements of the Charitie5 Act 20111.the Act'l. I report In respert of rny examination of thè 1st KèswiEk Scout Group for the EdÈnd District accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act Independent Éxaminer's statement I have completed my examlnatlctn, I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examlnatlon glvSng me cause to belleve that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept In respert of the Ibl KeswSck Scout Group for the Eden District as required by section 130 of the ACL. or 2. the accounts not accord wlth those records, I have no concerns and have come aeross no other matters in connertlon with the examln2tion to which attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name.. Philip Pridmore Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies lif any).. MAAT Address.. 11 Greta Hamlet. Keswick,Curnbria CA12 SNA Date.. 24 October 2023 #SkilLfForLlfe